Results 121-140 of 371 for speaker:Michael Conaghan

National Children's Hospital: Motion (8 Nov 2012)

Michael Conaghan: In choosing St. James's Hospital as the location for the national children's hospital, the Government has opted for the right site for the right reasons. This decision was never about green fields or proximity to the M50; it was about children's medicine. St. James's Hospital was the choice of all the experts, both national and international. It was supported by the existing children's...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Fuels (8 Nov 2012)

Michael Conaghan: To ask the Minister for Finance the consideration that has been given to ending the price differential in diesel prices in order to tackle fuel laundering and if he will consider an alternative rebate or tax deduction mechanism. [49162/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Lending to Small Business: Discussion (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Conaghan: I apologise for missing the earlier part of the meeting. There were many data provided. What is the profile of young entrepreneurs seeking intervention from the Credit Review Office, from a gender perspective?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Lending to Small Business: Discussion (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Conaghan: If it is very unbalanced, are there particular interventions that are possible or being considered?

Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

Michael Conaghan: Ireland is unique with regard to the scale and success of the credit union movement, one of the biggest developments in our social history and now an integral part of community infrastructure and life. This is something of which we should be very proud. There are 399 credit unions in Ireland, with 3 million members. More than any other country, Ireland has bought into the credit union...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Tackling the Black Market and Retail Crime Report: Discussion (15 Nov 2012)

Michael Conaghan: Where the report details the impact on jobs in a fragile economy, it draws attention to the significance of what is happening and the absolute necessity to tackle the issue more effectively. It is almost a self-inflicted injury to the economy. I want to put the issue in perspective by asking Mr. Hickey a question about the modern origins and dynamic of smuggling and the financial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Tackling the Black Market and Retail Crime Report: Discussion (15 Nov 2012)

Michael Conaghan: As a modern phenomenon, the masterminds involved are easily identifiable compared to those behind the traditional smuggling that was always part of Border life.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Tackling the Black Market and Retail Crime Report: Discussion (15 Nov 2012)

Michael Conaghan: However, the main authors of this modern smuggling phenomenon are linked directly to paramilitary organisations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Mismatch between Industry Requirements and Third Level Courses: Discussion (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Conaghan: I wish to make an observation. Someone remarked that the broad needs of the economy might be better served by the institutes of technology sector rather than the university sector. The backdrop to this is that the institutes emerged from the vocational sector. For example, Dublin Institute of Technology emerged from City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee, CDVEC. The vocational...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Mismatch between Industry Requirements and Third Level Courses: Discussion (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Conaghan: What they did in the past still influences what they do now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Nov 2012)

Michael Conaghan: There is an opportunity for the Inchicore and Kilmainham Heritage Group to acquire the mill with the assistance of the city council and the OPW. In attempting to do that, the group must appeal to NAMA, which is the current owner. NAMA indicated to us at an earlier meeting that there is an affordable price for this artefact. To help the initiative by the heritage group, it would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Nov 2012)

Michael Conaghan: Dublin City Council gets involved in issues of this nature, particularly where the householder is elderly. Staff from the council's landscape service will call to a house and suggest to the householder that a tree be cut back. Local authorities are already taking action to address dangerous cases such as those to which the petitions refer but they should be given formal powers to intervene....

A Framework for Junior Cycle: Motion (22 Nov 2012)

Michael Conaghan: I am glad of this opportunity to comment on the proposed innovation in the junior cycle curriculum. Reform of the junior cycle will provide for new learning experiences, encounters and formats. The proposed innovations will give teachers flexibility and space to do these things. When teachers can be more creative and experimental, students will benefit from that sort of activity which is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Information and Communications Technology Skills: Discussion with Ministers (27 Nov 2012)

Michael Conaghan: In the past, planning for future skills necessary to the economy was an easy task. When government invested in skills in the past, it got a lifetime of use out of that skill set. However, it has all changed and the pendulum has swung in the other direction. To determine the provision of skills in five years' time is almost a guessing game, such is the fickle nature of this area. We...

Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2012)

Michael Conaghan: There are two Sinn Féins.

Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2012)

Michael Conaghan: There are two Sinn Féins.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (11 Dec 2012)

Michael Conaghan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made any representations to the Ugandan Government regarding the proposed creation of a legal offence of aggravated homosexuality which includes long prison sentences and even the death penalty; if this will be raised in Ireland's capacity as a member of the UN Human Rights Council; if this will be a consideration...

Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (Resumed) (17 Dec 2012)

Michael Conaghan: I well remember the 1983 referendum campaign. It was a bitter, vicious campaign. During the campaign I held a public meeting in my local electoral area. There were no more than ten people present, among them a future President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, and Dr. Paddy Leahy, the general practitioner in Ballyfermot who was a fearless advocate of women's rights throughout the campaign. Also...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (16 Jan 2013)

Michael Conaghan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the all-inclusive fixed-price bin collection offers now available from refuse companies in Dublin are in keeping with Ireland’s obligations under European Law and the polluter pays principal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1833/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (16 Jan 2013)

Michael Conaghan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the recent decision by Greyhound Recycling to charge for recycling bags is in compliance with regulations and in line with the policy objective of encouraging the recycling of household waste. [1834/13]